Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Jon Burtt
Contact via Contact via email
10 HA 191H
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Pre-requisite 130cp at 1000 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit provides students with applied knowledge in the area of performance and event management in the performing arts and entertainment industries including talent management, marketing, social media strategies, event planning, production, publishing and distribution in both live events and the growing area of online arts and entertainment. This unit will develop your management skills in a broad range of contexts across performance and event management in the performing arts and entertainment industries including corporate and online events. No prior experience of the performing arts and entertainment industries is required. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Attendance It is vitally important for all students to attend/view online lectures and attend all the tutorials for this unit either in face-to-face or online formats.
Independent Work Students are expected to work independently in individual assessments and in their group project assessments outside of scheduled tutorial times. For example, students in this course will need to do their own reading of relevant texts and at times liase and work with group members outside scheduled class time.
Assessment standards Assessment standards which are used to evaluate students' work in the assessment tasks are aligned with the assessment rubrics. Detailed information will be provided in class and available from iLearn.
Referencing Style The referencing style for this unit is APA 7. see https://apastyle.apa.org/instructional-aids/reference-examples.pdf
Electronic Submissions Assessments for this unit are to be submitted online via Turnitin (Case Study, and Report component of Group Presentation and Report) which can be accessed through the MMCC3035 iLearn website. Detailed information will be provided in class and available from iLearn.
Feedback Feedback will be given to students in tutorials in face-to-face and online formats, and also in the form of text comments in Turtinin. Students can also book a Zoom consultation via email, and can contact the convenor directly via email or through the contact teaching staff direct private link on the ilearn page.
Specifically for the Plan to Realisation Group Presentation and Report assessment feedback will be delivered in the tutorials in face-to-face and online formats and via Turnitin for the group presentation, (weighting of 50% of the assessment), and via Turnitin for the individual report (weighting of 50% of the assessment). For the Case Study assessment feedback will be delivered in the tutorials in face-to-face and online formats and via Turnitin
Late Assessment Submission Penalty Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, a 5% penalty (of the total possible mark) will be applied each day a written assessment is not submitted, up until the 7th day (including weekends). After the 7th day, a mark of ‘0’ (zero) will be awarded even if the assessment is submitted. Submission time for all written assessments is set at 11.55pm. A 1-hour grace period is provided to students who experience a technical issue. This late penalty will apply to non-timed sensitive assessment (incl essays, reports, posters, portfolios, journals, recordings etc). Late submission of time sensitive tasks (such as tests/ exams, performance assessments/presentations, scheduled practical assessments/labs etc) will only be addressed by the unit convenor in a Special consideration application. Special Consideration outcome may result in a new question or topic.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Group presentation and report | 55% | No | Presentation in-class 17/10/2024; Report 3/11/24, 23:55 |
Case Study | 45% | No | 9/09/2024, 23:55 |
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 46 hours
Due: Presentation in-class 17/10/2024; Report 3/11/24, 23:55
Weighting: 55%
Groups apply knowledge to create a comprehensive management and production plan to organise an event from concept to hypothetical realisation in the form of a group presentation. In a written report students discuss their role in relation to the group project. Refer to iLearn for further information.
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 9/09/2024, 23:55
Weighting: 45%
Students analyse and evaluate concepts, theories, and frameworks in an industry case study. Refer to iLearn for further information.
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Lectures and Tutorials will commence in Week 1.
Delivery: Synchronous (inperson 10 HA 184/online lecture via Zoom), Thursdays 11am-12pm. A weekly tutorial will be delivered (to access your timetable, visit Class Finder - click on the search icon on the homepage of eStudent). See iLearn for further details.
Technologies used and required: This unit has an online presence in iLearn. You will need access to a computer and an internet connection. The unit iLearn page can be accessed at https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/ All relevant MMCC3035 online material will be available via the unit iLearn page. This is your starting point for all information and should be consulted each week so you will be able to keep up to date with all unit online content and catch up with any notifications.
Unit Readings: Required and recommended readings are available in iLearn and through the Leganto link.
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Unit information based on version 2024.01R of the Handbook